According to a report from The Washington Post, the Biden administration is expected to award three medals of honor for combat heroism in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sergeant 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who died in November 2005 from injuries sustained while pulling soldiers from a burning vehicle in Iraq, is one of the recipients. His family and fellow soldiers have pushed for years for him to receive the honor that has been delayed due to paperwork, with some military advocates wondering if it may have been an issue with his race.
Cashe would be the first black veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive this honor.
Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, a Green Beret who received the Silver Star in 2015, and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, an Army Ranger who died in Afghanistan, are expected to receive the Medal of Honor.
Plumlee was nominated for the Medal of Honor for his actions during an ambush in Afghanistan in which he was injured by a suicide bomb vest. He was given the Silver Star.
He was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan while on his fifth deployment with the 75th Ranger Regiment.
Cashe was rumored to be getting the Medal of Honor over the last year. The Department of Defense and the White House approved his eligibility in December 2020, after advocates criticized regulations that kept him from receiving the highest military honor. He was awarded the Silver Star.
Representatives from the Pentagon and the Army refused to speak to Insider.
